Saturday, June 18, 2011
Loudoun Co. bike and ped public input sessions
From Loudoun Co supervisor Andrea McGimsey: "This summer, Loudoun County will be holding several important community input sessions for the proposed bike and pedestrian improvements, both countywide and around the future metro stations. These public input sessions are a great opportunity to provide us with your feedback on critical community improvements, and I encourage you attend as many of the planned sessions as possible.
Meeting details for the bike and pedestrian public input sessions are listed below:
- Date: Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
- Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
- Location: Guilford Elementary, 600 West Poplar Street, in Sterling
- Date: Monday, June 27th, 2011
- Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
- Location: Mill Run Elementary, 42940 Ridgeway Drive, in Ashburn
- Date: Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
- Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
- Location: Board Room, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, SE, in Leesburg
- Proposed Plan for Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements Around Metro Stations at Route 606 and 772
- Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodations Priority List
RSVPs are appreciated. Please contact the Loudoun County Office of Transportation Services at (703) 737-8624 or by e-mail at ots@loudoun.gov.
I encourage you to come out to listen and share your thoughts on these important county developments. If you cannot attend the sessions, please send your feedback to the Board of Supervisors at bos@loudoun.gov and to me at Andrea.McGimsey@loudoun.gov."
Labels: McGimsey; loudoun county
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Loudoun Supervisors to Vote on Bicycle-Pedestrian Items
We received the following notice from Pat Turner of BikeLoudoun. The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors will vote on two bicycle related items on Tuesday, December 7, with a public hearing on Monday, December 6:Dear Fellow Bicyclist,
Next week there will be an important opportunity for you to support two bicycle resolutions that will be on the Board of Supervisors meeting agenda. Supervisor Andrea McGimsey, who has been a tireless advocate for better bicycle facilities in our county, is introducing the two items for consideration at the Dec. 7 Supervisors' meeting. The Public comment session occurs on the night before the meeting.
Action Item 7: Because federal funds directed specifically to bicycle and pedestrian projects will likely become available, the item directs the County Transportation staff to identify and prioritize a list of bicycle and pedestrian projects which can be made "shovel-ready." Jurisdictions who have a list of projects that can be initiated quickly will be more likely to receive these funds.
Action Item 8: This is a proposed plan for bike and pedestrian connectivity surrounding County metro stations. Access to the planned Loudoun metro stations on Routes 606 and 772 remains largely confined to vehicular access. Expanding bicycle and pedestrian facilities between and around metro stations will help decrease reliance on automobiles and further metro's benefits to the area along the Dulles corridor and beyond.
It is crucial that we have as many bicycle advocates as possible come to the public input session on Monday, Dec. 6, the night before the BOS meeting. The public session will be held at 7 p.m. in the Board Chamber, First Floor, at the County Government Building, 1 Harrison St., Leesburg. You can sign up to speak in advance by calling 703-771-5072 or 703-777-0200. Calls will be accepted until noon on Dec. 6.
Otherwise, you can sign up in the meeting room before the public session starts. Speakers are usually allowed only two to three minutes to comment. There will be no questions asked of you. So you see, your message need not be long--just express support for the bicycling items. If you wish, you can add your own personal comments about biking. It would be very impressive if we could have the room filled with bicyclists in their cycling jerseys.
We need to show the Board of Supervisors that bicycle accommodations and on-road bike facilities are important to us. Unless we actively support bicycling, the County may not approve these and other future bicycle plans.
Please forward this email to anyone else who may be interested. If you cannot come to speak on Dec. 6, please send comments to the entire Board of Supervisors via email at bos@loudoun.gov
Thanks for coming out to this important meeting.
(I'm sorry this is such short notice. The BOS agenda was just finalized)
Sincerely,
Pat Turner & Maria Nicklin
Co-Chairs, BikeLoudoun
www.bikeloudoun.org
"Advocating for Better Bicycling in Loudoun County"
Next week there will be an important opportunity for you to support two bicycle resolutions that will be on the Board of Supervisors meeting agenda. Supervisor Andrea McGimsey, who has been a tireless advocate for better bicycle facilities in our county, is introducing the two items for consideration at the Dec. 7 Supervisors' meeting. The Public comment session occurs on the night before the meeting.
Action Item 7: Because federal funds directed specifically to bicycle and pedestrian projects will likely become available, the item directs the County Transportation staff to identify and prioritize a list of bicycle and pedestrian projects which can be made "shovel-ready." Jurisdictions who have a list of projects that can be initiated quickly will be more likely to receive these funds.
Action Item 8: This is a proposed plan for bike and pedestrian connectivity surrounding County metro stations. Access to the planned Loudoun metro stations on Routes 606 and 772 remains largely confined to vehicular access. Expanding bicycle and pedestrian facilities between and around metro stations will help decrease reliance on automobiles and further metro's benefits to the area along the Dulles corridor and beyond.
It is crucial that we have as many bicycle advocates as possible come to the public input session on Monday, Dec. 6, the night before the BOS meeting. The public session will be held at 7 p.m. in the Board Chamber, First Floor, at the County Government Building, 1 Harrison St., Leesburg. You can sign up to speak in advance by calling 703-771-5072 or 703-777-0200. Calls will be accepted until noon on Dec. 6.
Otherwise, you can sign up in the meeting room before the public session starts. Speakers are usually allowed only two to three minutes to comment. There will be no questions asked of you. So you see, your message need not be long--just express support for the bicycling items. If you wish, you can add your own personal comments about biking. It would be very impressive if we could have the room filled with bicyclists in their cycling jerseys.
We need to show the Board of Supervisors that bicycle accommodations and on-road bike facilities are important to us. Unless we actively support bicycling, the County may not approve these and other future bicycle plans.
Please forward this email to anyone else who may be interested. If you cannot come to speak on Dec. 6, please send comments to the entire Board of Supervisors via email at bos@loudoun.gov
Thanks for coming out to this important meeting.
(I'm sorry this is such short notice. The BOS agenda was just finalized)
Sincerely,
Pat Turner & Maria Nicklin
Co-Chairs, BikeLoudoun
www.bikeloudoun.org
"Advocating for Better Bicycling in Loudoun County"
Labels: bike loudoun, dulles metrorail, McGimsey; loudoun county
Friday, May 28, 2010
Loudoun Board approves funding for design of Atlantic Blvd bike facility
Supervisor Andrea McGimsey announced in the May edition of her Potomac District Newsletter that the Loudoun Board of Supervisors, at their May 18 meeting, approved $27,000 for design of pedestrian and bicycle facilities along Atlantic Blvd from Route 7 to Magnolia Rd. These facilities will connect with a VDOT project to widen Atlantic Blvd from Magnolia Rd to Church St and the W&OD Trail. The recommendation is for a 10' paved trail on the eastern side of the road and a 5' sidewalk on the west.The option of adding 5' on-road bike lanes to Atlantic Blvd was also studied by Dewberry & Davis. The design cost alone was estimated to be over $500,000. Unfortunately no other options were studied such as narrowing the travel lanes and using wide curb lanes that would also provide on-road bike facilities at a much lower cost.
Supervisor McGimsey recently convened a well-attended community meeting on pedestrian and bicycle safety, and she wants to continue the dialogue:
I encourage you to send us your feedback on an ongoing basis about where we need make improvements for multimodal transportation – walking, biking, and public transit. Photographs and video of dangerous situations are very helpful, as well as detailed descriptions, for the staff following up on your ideas and concerns. We may not be able to address issues right away, but having a comprehensive list of needs is a great help in prioritizing where to put our limited tax dollars and what to ask developers to include in their proposals.
You can send your ideas and support for bicycle and pedestrian safety to the Board of Supervisors at bos@loudoun.gov and to me at Andrea.McGimsey@loudoun.gov.
You can send your ideas and support for bicycle and pedestrian safety to the Board of Supervisors at bos@loudoun.gov and to me at Andrea.McGimsey@loudoun.gov.
Labels: McGimsey; loudoun county
